FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide with complete solutions 2025/2026

FISDAP Airway Exam Study Guide with complete solutions 2025/2026 Alveolar air volume - answer-Amount of air that reaches alveoli for gas exchange (approx. 350 ml. For adult male) Tidal volume minus dead space Dead air space - answer-Anatomically: structures that hold air, but can't participate in gas exchange. Physiologically: alveoli or capillaries destroyed by disease Expiratory reserve volume - answer-Amount of gas that can be forcefully expired at the end of a normal expiration Inspiratory reserve volume - answer-Amount of gas that can be forcefully inspired in addition to a normal breaths tidal volume Internal respiration - answer-Exchange of gases between blood cells and tissues Peak expiratory flow - answer-The greatest rate of airflow during forced expiration when lungs are fully inflated Residual volume - answer-After maximal forced exhalation, amount of air remaining not able to be expelled Tidal volume - answer-Amount of air in a respiratory cycle (500 ml, 5-7ml/kg) Minute volume - answer-Amount of gas moved in and out of respiratory tract per minute